6:00 Pm Weather Report

6:00 pm Weather Report

Date: 06th October, 2023

Forecaster: Glenn Antoine

Present weather at Hewanorra Airport is partly cloudy and hazy.

Present weather at GFL Charles Airport is fair and hazy.

Present temperature at Hewanorra Airport is 29°C or 84°F.

Today’s maximum temperature at Hewanorra Airport was 32°C or 90°F.

Relative humidity at Hewanorra Airport is 79%.

Wind at Hewanorra Airport is blowing from the east at 22 mph or 35 km/h.

Rainfall in the 24-hour period that ended at 2:00 pm today: 

At Hewanorra Airport: 35.9 mm.      At GFL Charles Airport: 23.5 mm.

Total rainfall for the month of October so far:

At Hewanorra Airport: 146.4 mm.     At GFL Charles Airport: 49.5 mm.

Sunrise tomorrow: 5:53 am.             Sunset tomorrow: 5:49 pm.                      

FORECAST FOR SAINT LUCIA VALID FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS

Winds will be blowing from between the east-southeast and east near 20 mph

or 31 km/h.  

Weather: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few isolated showers.

MARINE FORECAST FOR SEAS IN A 25 MILE OR 40 KM RADIUS FROM SAINT LUCIA

Tides for Castries Harbour: High at 08:54 pm…Low at 4:56 am.

Tides for Vieux Fort Bay:   High at 10:01 pm…Low at 6:23 am.

Seas: Moderate to locally rough with waves 5 to 7 feet or 1.5 to 2.1 metres.

Small craft operators and sea bathers are advised to exercise caution due to above normal seas.

FORECAST FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES

Partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with a few scattered showers over the southern Windward Islands and areas further south. Elsewhere, fair to partly cloudy and hazy, with a few brief showers.

TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK

Weak unstable conditions in the atmosphere, will cause some cloudiness and showers over the southern portion of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 hours. A more stable atmosphere will result in reduced shower activity across the remainder of the region over the same period.

A tropical wave located over the central Tropical Atlantic is moving westward near 15 mph or 24 km/h.